My Mom Is Obsessed - Firecracker Films
, United States of America
2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Filmed, produced and directed 2 x 1 hours, as part of this 6 part series for Discovery and Oprah Winfrey Network. I was the lead director on the series, which I also helped to develop for Firecracker Films. We followed mothers and daughters as they fought to overcome an obsessive behaviour and heal the crisis in their relationship. Filming real therapy sessions, we tracked the up and downs of these intensive relationships.
Naked and Voodoo - Firecracker Films
, United States of America
2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Filmed, directed and edited tasters for Firecracker Films. One exploring Californian nudists and the difficulties of growing up in this environment. The Voodoo film explores how the underground religion is becoming increasingly mainstream in the USA. Both films were for Animal Planet.
My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas - Firecracker Films
, United Kingdom
2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Produced and directed the Christmas special for Jes Wilkins. Filmed with recently married Josie and Swanley from Ep1, as they revealed that Josie was pregnant. Spent time on a gypsy site in southern England as they prepared for a bling Christmas, buying dressing for their young girls.
Blindness - Firecracker Films
, United States of America
2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Produced, directed and edited film for the Animal Planet about young blind people in a transitional housing project. The film explores the intense changes taking place in these young people's lives as the move from a sheltered home into the sited world.
Mom and Me USA - Firecracker Films
, United States of America
2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Filmed, directed and editied US taster, exploring the intense relationships between obsessive mothers and their daughters for the Discovery and Oprah Winfrey Network. Taster led to commission of 6 x 1 hour series.
Don't Tell the Bride - Renegade Pictures
, United Kingdom
2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
1x60 Filmed, produced and directed this formatted factual entertainment film for BBC3. Series in which the groom must choose every detail of his wedding, from venue to cake to wedding dress. Followed exceedingly laid back James, as he tried to fuse his Caribbean roots with his brides Nigerian background, while trying not to offend her born again Christian family.
Football Behind Bars - Popkorn TV
, United Kingdom
2009 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Filmed, produced and directed two episodes as part of this six part prime time series for Sky One which follows ex-England Footballer Ian Wright, as he sets up a football academy within Portland Young Offenders Institute. The aim of the academy was to reduce re-offending. I followed inmates and Ian Wright as they explored the issues which have led to such high re-offending rates in UK prisons and produced interventions, to try and reduce re-offending.
Highland Emergency - Granada Factual
, United Kingdom
2008 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
30 x 30 Filmed, produced, directed and edited this prime time series for Five, about the work of the Highland Emergency Services. Filming from helicopters, I captured the nail biting drama, as they rescued people off mountains, boats and remote islands, in the most challenging conditions that the Scottish Highlands can throw at you.
The Little Mermaid - Firecracker Films
, United States of America
2008 - Cameraperson
Filmed, produced and directed the taster for Five, a large proportion of which made it into the broadcast documentary. Film explores the life of Shiloh Pepin who was born with Mermaid Syndrome, or Sirenomelia. This condition means the foetus fails to develop normally below the waist, resulting in a fusion of the lower limbs.
The Boy Who Can Never Grow Old - Granada Factual
, United Kingdom
2007 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
1 x 50 Imagine gradually losing the ability to use your muscles. This intimate uplifting film follows 19-year-old Stuart Wickison who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, as he prepares to leave the comforts of his special needs college, to study and live independently at university. I filmed, produced, directed and narrated this Extraordinary People for Five, described by The Observer as 'a remarkable documentary'.
HMP Wandsworth - Inside Job Productions
, United Kingdom
2007 - Director/Cameraperson
1 x 30 Film explores the work of four prison officers in HMP Wandsworth, showing how they handle the pressures of the job, which includes frequent suicides, prisoner requests, drug taking and long unsocial hours. Filmed several others films for Inside Job in 2007 working within the prison service. I also made a short film for them in India about the pioneering work of solar electric company Selco.
The Man With No Past - Firecracker Films
, United Kingdom
2006 - Director/Cameraperson
1 x 50 Science documentary which tells the story of 25-year-old David who walked into A&E in December 2005 not knowing who he was. He had developed a rare form of amnesia called psychogenic fugue. I filmed, produced and directed this Extraordinary People for Five. Mixing reconstructions, sit-down interviews and observational documentary we brought to life the workings of David's mind. Nominated by Five for a Grierson.
Fugue State - Firecracker Films
, United Kingdom
2006 - Director/Cameraperson
Fugue States follows Fred Knerr and his family as they try to come to terms with Fred's frequent memory loss. On six occasions Fred has left his family, loosing all knowledge of who he was or where he came from. I filmed this short development film on dissociative fugue for Five.
Pyromania - Firecracker Films
, United Kingdom
2006 - Cameraperson
1 x 50 Science documentary: Pyromania follows those with an unhealthy facination with fire. I filmed and directed some interviews for this Channel Four film, part of the Mania series. From children who play with fire to the story of John Orr, thought to be responsible for setting over 10,000 fires to 'Bob', a serial arsonist serving three life sentences and now locked up in a mental institution, this film journeys into the mind of those who love fire.
Hunting Emmanuelle - Firecracker Films
, United Kingdom
2005 - Associate Producer
Produced with Finnish director Jan Wellmann, this one-hour socio-historical investigation of the 1974 erotic French film Emmanuelle for Channel Four's Dark Side of Porn season. Hunting Emmanuelle explores the rare impact the film had on society and in a rare interview with SyIvia Kristal explores the personal impact the film had on her life. I was cameraman for some of the principal interviews.
The Man Whose Arms Exploded - Firecracker Films
, United Kingdom
2005 - Associate Producer
Shot and directed segments within Five documentary, exploring the world of extreme bodybuilding. We spoke to steroid users, dealers, bodybuilding competitors and a Harvard professor, about why men desire to be so big.
Corporate films - Red Earth Studios
, United Kingdom
2005 - Producer
Produced various sports programmes, including P1 Powerboat shows, shown on Sky Sports.
Oh Ah Chavez No Se Va! - Personal Project
, United Kingdom
2004 - Director/Cameraperson
This short film explores the mixed reaction to Hugo Chavez's victory in the 2004 referendum, in the small Venezuelan fishing village of Choroni.
Francisco de Miranda A Life of Liberty - Personal Project
, United Kingdom
2004 - Producer/Director
Responsible for the production and direction of a 25-minute historical docu-drama. Led a crew of 20 people. Screened as part of the official Venezuelan Independence celebrations in 2004 and at various festivals in Latin America.
Futbol Mundial - TWI
, United Kingdom
2004 - Producer/Director
2000-04 - Responsible for the production and direction of over 100 features in the field. Countries worked in include Russia, China, Brazil, Argentina and Ukraine. Editing and scripting features for inclusion in weekly magazine show. Also assisted on long-format documentaries for TWI.
Music Concerts - Barbican Contemporary Arts
, United Kingdom
2000 - Producer
1999-2000 - Assisted in the production of Brazil and Argentina festivals at the Barbican Centre programmed by Bryn Ormrod. Worked on Buena Vista Social Club concerts and acted as personal assistant to the late Compay Segundo for ¡Como No!
Wild West Commercial - Royal College of Art
, United Kingdom
1997 - Producer
Led a team which entered Kodak Student Commercial Competition, and which won three awards, including a 'Special Award for Outstanding Achievement'. Directed by BAFTA winner Asif Kapadia
Would You Believe It - Tintagel Films
, United Kingdom
1997 - Producer/Director
Responsible for the production and direction of features for a 13 x 1 hour series produced for the Discovery Channel. Editing and scripting of features for the above programme.
Documentaries - CSL Films
, United Kingdom
1996 - Production Assistant
1995-96 - Worked with director Joanna Head on Hunt for the Unibomber and other documentaries for Channel Four and the BBC
Quality Time - University of Westminster
, United Kingdom
1994 - Producer
Producer of this highly acclaimed film, screened at BAFTA and starrring Ron Moody.
Kansas City (directed by Robert Altman) - Ciby 2000
, United Kingdom
1994 - Production Assistant
Three week working visit to the set of the film directed by Robert Altman, that he described as '...a jazz memory..'.
Barton Fink & Edward II - Working Title Films
, United Kingdom
1991 - Researcher
Six week work placement, undertaking research, reading scripts and general office admin
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